Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination.
Who You’ll Work With
You will be part of the Planning team, reporting directly to the Sales Planning Director. You will work within a cross-functional matrix with stakeholders across Merchandise Financial Planning, Merchandising, Retail, Brand and Supply Chain. You will be a critical stakeholder, building strong relationships to deliver mutual profitability and aligned financial goals.
Who We Are Looking For
We’re looking for a Lead Assortment Planner to drive consumer-based franchise and merchandise-class plans that optimize sales, margin and profitable sustainable growth for Nike Marketplace Partners while ensuring consumer demand is met and a healthy pull market is maintained.
The successful candidate will have:
- 5+ years of retail planning experience in a vertical retail or wholesale environment.
- A bachelor’s degree in business, finance, sales, retail, supply chain, economics or a related field.
- Demonstrated assortment-planning experience with an understanding of financial metrics, retail KPIs, product and inventory planning.
- Strong influencing and stakeholder-management experience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to design and deliver compelling, data-grounded communications.
- Demonstrated problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
- The ability to leverage industry and market trends to maximize business outcomes.
- Strong Excel skills.
What You’ll Work On
Working across pre-season, in-season and post-season horizons, this role is responsible for developing seasonal plans inclusive of sales, gross margin and inventory for critical franchises and merchandise classes.
- Develop robust stock and sales plans to drive in-season decision-making and forecast seasonal OTB investment and bookings, including depth, flow and SKU efficiency.
- Lead post-season reviews at the franchise and merchandise-class level, including brand campaign performance by SKU, and share insights to drive future growth opportunities.
- Lead partner conversations grounded in analysis to develop action plans addressing risks and opportunities.
NIKE, Inc. offers a generous total rewards package, a casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture and an atmosphere for professional development. NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.